A Nursing Student Is Caring for a Patient with Community-Acquired

question 10

Multiple Choice

A nursing student is caring for a patient with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) who also has a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) skin infection. The prescriber has ordered daptomycin [Cubicin]. The nurse encourages the student to approach the provider to request a different antibiotic because of which facts about daptomycin? (Select all that apply.)

• A) It causes significant renal impairment.
• B) It is approved only for bloodstream and skin infections.
• C) It increases the risk of serious cardiorespiratory events.
• D) It is more likely to produce resistant strains of bacteria.
• E) It is not effective against MRSA infections.